Fire-bucket.



P. BAAR.

PIRE BUCKET. APPLIUATION FILED Mn 1o, 1912.

1,068,476, Patented July 29, 1913.

PETER BAAR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FIRE-BUCKET.

Locatie.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 29, 1913.

Application led May 10, 1912. Serial No. 696,305.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that LPETER BAAR, a citizen of theUnited" States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inFire-Buckets, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to tire buckets, that is, buckets which are adaptedto hold plain water or chemically treated water to be used in case offire and which are to be distributed throughout a building, railway car,or other protected premises.

In view of the fact that lire buckets are filled with water and are thengiven no attention probably for a very great length of time, it isimportant that some means be provided to guard against evaporation sothat the buckets may not unexpectedly be found empty at some criticalmoment. It will thus be seen that from that standpoint it is advisableto seal the tops of the buckets, but it will at once be apparent thatthe sealing means can not be such as to make it difficult to open thebuckets so that the contents may be thrown therefrom quickly andconveniently.

My invention is directed toward improved means for sealing the bucketand at the same time making it easy to throw the contents therefrom.

In accordance with the principle of my invention, I provide the bucketwith two top cover halves, one of which is permanently secured in placeand the other of which is hinged so that it may be opened. l providemeansy associated with the bail for holding down the movable cover insealed position, when the bucket is not in use, and for automaticallyopening the niovable cover when the contents are to be thrown therefrom.

My invention will be clearly understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a frontelevational view of the firebucket of my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; and Fig. 3 is apartial crosssectional view taken onthe plane of the line 3-3 of Fig. 2and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

The body of the bucket is illustrated at t and it will be seen that itis provided with the sem-circular top half 5 permanentlysecured inplace. The other top-half 6 is hinged to the top half 5 on thediametrical line a, each of the top halves being provided withprojections 7, 7, which extend through slots in the opposite top half.As shown in Fig. 3, these projections are offset to the extent of thethickness of the sheet metal of which the top is made so that theresulting complete top will be flush.

At each end of the diametrical line a the bucket 4 is provided with anear 8, these ears forming keepers for the trunnions 9-9 of the bail l0.Each of the trunnions 9 has extending therefrom an L-shaped crank 1lwhich, as shown in Figs. l and 2, extends back over the movable half ofthe cover and is there disposed under a staple l2 secured to th at partof the cover. The end of the crank ll provided with an upward projection13 to prevent displacement of the parts. The angle between the bail 10and the crank ll is an acute angle, as illustrated in Fig. 3, and itwill be seen that when one presses down on the bail l0, he also pressesdown on the crank 1l and thus effectively presses `the movable half ofthe cover onto the top of the bucket. lVhen the bail l() is swung aroundin the direction of the arrow Z), into the position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 3, the crank 1l engages the staple l2 and pulls themovable half of the cover up with it, the staple being of such lengththat the hook on the crank may have longitudinal movement therein; thisis necessary since the cover and the bail swing about different centers.

At the front of the bucket a keeper la is provided and a clamping springl5 is pivoted at 16 to this keeper. This clamping spring is providedwith a loop portion 1T which is adapted to clamp tightly around t-hebead 18 at the top of the bucket and the rim of the movable cover' half6 which rests thereon. Thus the movable cover is held down tightly atthe top of the bucket at three points, at the two sides where the cranksengage, and at the front where the spring clamp engages. The springclamp has an extension which is provided with a hook 19 which is adaptedto clamp down thebail 10, as illustrated in Fig. 3, and preferably is ofsuch disposition that it clamps the bail down under tension so that thecranks 11, 1l will bear down upon the top of the movable part of thecover with suitable pressure. The hook 19 is so formed that it may bequickly and easily grasped to swing it clear of the handle and it willthus be seen that when the handle is raised in the ordinary manner ofmanipulating the bucket, the movable cover half will swing open and thecontents may be readily thrown therefrom.

It is wise to place some sort of material, some sort of sealingmaterial, such as beeswax, at as along the rim of the bucket where it isengaged by the movable cover. This sealing means does not hold the coverin any way, but it prevents the admission of air and consequentevaporation.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a tire bucket, a body, a cover hinged thereto, a bail hingedthereto, trunnions on said bail, and cranks on t-he trunnions of saidbail for bearing down on the top of said cover when it is in closedcondition, said cranks being disposed at an acute angle with said bail.

2. In a fire bucket, a body, a cover hinged thereto, a bail hingedthereto, trunnions on said bail, cranks on the trunnions of said bailadapted to rest on the top of said cover, said cranks being disposed atan acute angle with said bail, and means for holding down said bail sothat said cranks will bear down upon said cover with pressure.

8. In a fire bucket, a body, a cover hinged thereto, a bail hingedthereto, trunnions on said bail, cranks on the trunnions of said bailadapted to rest on the top of said cover, said cranks being disposed atan acute angle with said bail, and staples on said cover over saidcranks.

4. In a fire bucket, a body, a cover hinged thereto, a bail hingedthereto, trunnions on said bail, cranks on the trunnions of said bailadapted to rest on said cover, staples on said cover passing over saidcranks, and means for holding down said bail so t-hat said cranks willbear down on said cover with pressure."

5. In a fire bucket, a body, a cover hinged thereto, a bail hingedthereto, trunnions on said bail, cranks on the trunnions of said bailadapted to rest on said cover, said cranks being disposed at an acuteangle with said bail, and a strap hinged to t-he front of said bucketand provided with a hook arranged to be clamped over said bail.

(3. In a tire bucket, a body having a bead at the top thereof, a coverhinged thereto, a bail hinged thereto, means associated with said bailfor holding said cover in place, and a st-rap hinged to said body andhaving a part engaging around said bead and an edge of said cover, saidstrap also serving to clamp over said bail.

7. In a fire bucket, a body having a bead extending around the topthereof, a cover half' permanently secured to the top of said body, acover half hinged to said first named cover half on a diametrical line,ears on said body at the ends of said diametrical line, a bail havingtrunnions mounted on said ears, means associated with said bail forholding said cover in place, a strap hinged to the front of said bucket,said strap having a part extending around said bead and an edge of saidmovable cover half, said strap being arranged to clamp over said bailand to hold said bail down under tension.

S. In a fire bucket, a body, a cover hinged.

thereto, al bail hinged to the body, trunnions extending from said bail,extensions from said trunnions adapted to normally rest. on said cover,staples on said cover passing over said extensions, and mechanism formaintaining said bail in a position such that the extensions will firmlypress down on said cover.

9. In a fire bucket, a body, a cover hinged thereto, a bail hinged tosaid body, trunnions extending from said bail, extensions from saidtrunnions adapted to normally rest on said cover, inclosing memberspassing over said extensions, and a pivoted member `for maintaining saidbail in a position such that the extensions will firmly press down onsaid cover.

l0. In a re bucket, abody, a movable cover therefor, means for sealingthe joint between said cover and the body, a bail hinged to said body,trunnions, on said bail,

Vcranks on the trunnions of said bail adapted to rest on said cover,staples on said cover passing over said cranks, and means for holdingdown said bail so that said cranks will bear down on said cover withpressure. l1. In a fire bucket, a body, a cover hinged thereto, meansfor sealing the joint between said cover and the body, a bail hinged tothe body, trunnions extending from said bail, extensions from saidtrunnions adapted to normally rest on said cover, staples on said coverpassing over said extensions, and mechanism for maintaining said bail ina position such that the extensions will firmly press down on saidcover. 4 l2. In a fire bucket, a body, a fixed cover vcovering part ofsaid body, a movable cover, each of said covers having projectionsextending into ,corresponding slots from the opposite cover, a bail,means carried by the bail for holding the cover in place, and means forsealing the joint between said movable cover and said body.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe y my name this 3rd day of May,A. D. 1912. PETER BAAR. Titnesses i ARTHUR I-I. Bon'rroHnn,

LEONARD E. BOGUE.

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Washington, D. C.

